Thong — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɑːŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɒŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɒŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /θˈɑːŋ/.

Examples

she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flip-flop G-string lash

Parts of Speech

noun	leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
noun	underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants “she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal”
noun	a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
noun	minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
noun	a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe

Word Forms

lash

verb

strike as if by whipping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tanga

Lederstreifen, der den flexiblen Teil einer Peitsche bildet

🇫🇷French

lanière

bande de cuir qui forme la partie flexible d'un fouet

🇪🇸Spanish

correa

tira de cuero que forma la parte flexible de un látigo

🇮🇹Italian

perizoma

striscia di cuoio che costituisce la parte flessibile di una frusta

🇳🇱Dutch

string

leren strip die het flexibele deel van een zweep vormt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tanga

tira de couro que forma a parte flexível de um chicote

🇷🇺Russian

стринги

кожаная полоска, образующая гибкую часть кнута

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेटी

चमड़े की पट्टी जो चाबुक का लचीला भाग बनाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠোঙা

চামড়ার ফালা যা চাবুকের নমনীয় অংশ গঠন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாங்

ஒரு சவுக்கின் நெகிழ்வான பகுதியை உருவாக்கும் தோல் துண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

తాంగ్

తోలు స్ట్రిప్ ఒక కొరడా యొక్క సౌకర్యవంతమైన భాగాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

थांग

चामड्याची पट्टी जी चाबूकचा लवचिक भाग बनवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાધરી

ચામડાની પટ્ટી જે ચાબુકનો લવચીક ભાગ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಥಾಂಗ್

ಚರ್ಮದ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯು ಚಾವಟಿಯ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താങ്ങ്

ഒരു ചമ്മട്ടിയുടെ വഴക്കമുള്ള ഭാഗം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന തുകൽ സ്ട്രിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੌਂਗ

ਚਮੜੇ ਦੀ ਪੱਟੀ ਜੋ ਕੋਰੜੇ ਦਾ ਲਚਕੀਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丁字裤

构成鞭子柔性部分的皮革条

🇯🇵Japanese

Tバック

鞭の柔軟な部分を形成する革の帯

🇰🇷Korean

가죽 끈

채찍의 유연한 부분을 형성하는 가죽 스트립

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quần lót

dải da tạo thành phần linh hoạt của roi da

🇹🇭Thai

ทอง

แถบหนังที่เป็นส่วนที่ยืดหยุ่นของแส้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tali

strip kulit yang membentuk bagian fleksibel dari cambuk

🇵🇭Filipino

sinturon

leather strip na bumubuo sa nababaluktot na bahagi ng isang latigo

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثونغ

شريط جلدي يشكل الجزء المرن من السوط

🇮🇷Persian

تانگ

نوار چرمی که قسمت انعطاف پذیر شلاق را تشکیل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

tanga

Kamçının esnek kısmını oluşturan deri şerit

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂרוֹך

רצועת עור המהווה את החלק הגמיש של שוט

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